Self-feed-magazine-pencil



March 15, 1932. J, M. ANGELET'H 1,849,997

SELF FEED MAGAZINE PENCIL Filed May 15, 1950' 22B zzgyz IN VEN TOR V 15 plunger, or push rod, the latter containing tudinal slot (7) adapted to guide a slidably 65 '35 with this pencil.

Patented Mar. 15, 1 932 i UNITED STATES ram. FF1CE JOSEPH M. ANGELETTI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SELF-FEED-MAGAZINE-LPENCIL Application filed May 15, 1930. Serial 110. 452,768.

This invention relates more particularly preferred-form comprises an approximately to a class of writing devices in which a magaelliptical tubular wall (2). which may be so zine is provided for containing a reserve of formed by a die operation from a single strip sticks of marking leads, adapted to be proof material or metal, or from a cylindrical 5 jected to writing position directly from the tubing. Formed interiorly of the casing 1011- magazine by means of a push rod, or lead gitudinally to its narrow wall portions are feeding plunger, without handling the leads. channels or grooves and inclusive, And the main object of the invention is to adapted to guide ap'ush-rod or leads-feedingprovide a pencil of the above character, plunger (5). Channel or groove (3) which which is composed of comparatively few and extends from end to end of the casing, is. strong parts, adapted to contain a large realso adapted to receive and guide a strip of serve of marking leads, which are positively marking graphite leads (6), see Figs. 2 and 7, fed one by one from the magazine to writing inclusive. Extending along part of the Wider position, by a simple operative lead feeding tubular wall portion of the casing is a longian associated cutting implement for opening adjustable thumb-handle (8) preferably envelopes, or for other use. formed with a corrugated head shaped to Another object of the invention is to proconform to thecasin and having one, or two vide apencil of said character which is less inwardly extending fingers or prongs (9) inbulky to carry, by forming the casing in an serted from slot (7) thru an opening (10) approximately elliptical tubular shape. provided on the wider body portion of the 'With the above and other objects in View, rod or plungerand angularly bent oppositely the invention will be hereinafter more fully thereof so as to be slidably movable in said explained with reference to the accompanyopening, see Fig. 9. For retaining said plunging drawings forming a part of this speoificaer in slidably adjustable positions, I provide tion, and will then be pointed out in the a spring (11) surrounding prongs (9) of the claims at the end of the description. handle. Said spring abutting against the flat In the drawings: a v portion of the plunger, and to afriction wash- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal side elevation of .er (12) inserted on prongs (9). The washer one form of the self-feed-magazine-pencil may be of rubber or other suitable material. so embodying my invention. 7 For releasing the washer from its frictional Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the pencoaction against the interior wall portion of 1 oil shown in Fig. 1. v v the casing by the action of said spring, I form Fig. 3 is a perspective of the casing used the thumb-handle with shoulders (13) which extenddownwardly from slot (7 and bear Fig. 4.- is a perspective of the removable against washer (12), so that by pressing and tip. I pushing said handle along said slot, the push Fig. 5is aperspective of the leads-retaining rod, or plunger will be moved along chantubing used with the tip, removed. nels, or grooves (3) and (4). Rigidly in Fig. 6 is a longitudinal detail view of the serted interiorly of the casing is a partition push-bar or leads feeding plunger used with (14) dividing the easing into a forward magathis pencil, removed. zine (15) and a rear compartment (16). Re- Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on 'movably mounted on the forward end of the lines 77 of Fig. 1. magazine is a tubular tip (17 formed'with 45 Fig. 8isa perspective of the retaining-cap a coneshaped portion (18), a rectilinear porused on the rear end portion of the casing, tion (19), and an approximately elliptical removed. tubular-portion (20), the latter adapted to Figf9 is a cross-sectional view taken on receive the forwardzend of the magazine. lines 9-9 of Fig. 1. 'Rigidly inserted or fastened interiorly of the se The pencil has a casing (1) which in the tip (20) is a second portion (21) adapted to close the forward end of the magazine, and said portion has a notch (21A) adapted to receive soldered or otherwisely fastened thereto, a lead receiving and retaining tubing (22) having its inlet portion flush with the front wall of portion (21) and in depending line with the channel, or groove (3). Said tubing, has an end portion (22A) projecting outwardly from the tubular tip, as more particularly shown in Figs. 1, and 2. Thetubing, is preferably split at (2213) as shown in Fig- 5, forming lead retaining means. In order to removably secure said tip on the forward end portion of the magazine, as shown. in Fig. 1, I provide one or more tongues (23) which may be stamped integral with, or fastened on the casing, and the tongues are preferably formed each with a protuberance (23A) adapted to engage, or be en aged by locking openings (24) which are provided on the elliptical portion'of the removable tip, as shown in Fig. 4, so that by pressing the protuberfor access to said magazine.

with, or fastened on the push rod, or lead feeding-plunger, may be. a cutting llIlances simultaneously with pulling the tip, same may be removed from the casing Made lntegral plement or blade (25) preferably having a cutting edge (25A), a dull edge (25B), and extending along one or both flat side portions 'of the blade in proximity ,to its dull edge, may be formed with a toothed, or filing surface (250) which may be employed for nail manicuring, or other purposes, as shown in Fig. 6. The push rod, or plunger guided in channels or grooves and (4:) enters the magazine thru a notch (1AA) formed at the elliptical periphery of partition (14) and in registerwith channel or groove engaging and forwardly pushing one of the leads contained in the magazine, which lead having by gravity entered groove portion within the magazine as shown in Figs. 2, and 7, pushing the lead forwardly thru tubing (22) out wardly of its retaining end portion (22A) ready for use. At the rear end of the casing is a retaining cap (26) formed with fastening openings (27) adapted to receive fastening lugs (28) which are preferably made integral with the casing. Said lugs inserted thru:

said openings, are bent-in recesses (29) provided on said cap thereby fastening the same.

"Said cutting implement, is projected from said rear compartment, thru an opening (30) of cap (26) by sliding handle (8) rearwardly.

In order to conveniently secure the pencil clipped on the coat, or vest pocket of a person,

I' provide a pocket clip preferably fastened on the flat, or wider wall portion of the casing as at Fig. 2, permitting the pen cilto be carried perpendicularly fiatwise in the pocket, resulting comparatively less bulky than the usual cylindrical pencil, at the same.

time retaining magazine reserve leads oapacity of the latter. As clearlyillustrated, the

reduced push rod or plunger portion length is such, that its lead engaging end does not retreat beyond the approximate middle portion of notch (14A) when the cutting portion of the rod or plunger is completely projected rearwardly of the casing, as well as said cutting portion is to be completely within the casing, when a new lead fed by the rod or,

plunger portion, has reached writing poing a new lead thru the tip, when a new lead may then be undesired. I

It is thought that the operation, and construction of this pencil is obvious from the above description, in which a comparatively simple self-feed-magazine-pencil has been outlined composed of few simple, and durable parts forming a convenient, compact combination of three-devices in one,without sacri ficing the magazine leads capacity, due to the fact that there are no parts occupying space interiorly of the magazine.

In the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred form of my invention, but I do not wish to be misunderstood as limiting myself theretoas I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore I reserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the claims. j 7

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A mechanical pencil, comprising a tubular casing having longitudinallychanneled or grooved interior wall adapted to guide a lead feeding rod or plunger and a marking lead, a tip on one end of the casing having an obliquely tapered portion and a straight portion, a longitudinal bore interiorly of the straight portion in line with said channel or groove adapted to receive a lead fed there from by said rod or plunger, and means manually operative from exteriorly of the casing for actuating the rod or plunger in feeding the lead. V

2. A mechanical pencil, comprising a tubular casing having longitudinally channeled or grooved interior wall adapted to guide a lead feeding rod or plunger anda marking lead, an interior partition'dividing the casing into a rear compartment and a forward magazine forreceiving reserve marking leads, a

cross-wise notch on the annular periphery of lot i "I a lead admitting and retaining tubing fasthe partition in register with the channel'or groove admitting the rod or plunger in the magazine to engage and feed one of the leads entered in the channel or groove, a remov- .able tubular tip at the forward end of the magazine, an interior partition in said tip vrod or plunger.

3. A mechanical pencil, comprising a tubuv lar casing having an interior longitudinal channel or groove adapted to guide a lead feeding rod or plunger and a marking lead, an interior partition dividing the easing into a rear compartment and a forward magazine for receiving reserve marking leads, a crosswise notch on the annular periphery of the partition in register with the channel or groove admitting said rod or plunger in the magazine to engage and feed one of the leads entered in the channel or groove, a removable tubular tip atthe forward end of the maga zine, an interior wall or partition in said tip closing the second end of the magazine, a cross-wise notch on the annular periphery of the second partition in line with the notch of the first named partition, a lead receiving and retaining tubing fastened from the notch of the second partition extending thru the outlet of the tubular tip and in line with said channel or groove for receiving and retaining one of the leads fed by said rod or plunger from the magazine, a longitudinal slot on the rear compartment wall of the casing adapted to receive a slidably adjustable thumb handle having operative connection with said rod or plunger.

l. A mechanical pencil, comprising an approximately elliptical tubular casing having longitudinally channeled or grooved interior adapted to guide a lead feeding rod or plunger and marking leads, an approximately elliptical partition dividing the casing into a rear compartment and a forward magazine for containing reserve marking leads, a crosswise notch at the elliptical periphery of the partition in register with said channel or groove admitting the rod or plunger in the magazine engaging and feeding one of the leads entered in the channel or groove portion in said magazine, a removable tip at the forward end of the magazine having an approximately elliptical tubular portion with a wall closing the second end of-themagazine,

tened interiorly of the tip extending from its interior wall communicating and in line with the channel or groove portion of the magazine receiving and retainingone of the leads fed by the rod or plunger from the magazine, a longitudinal slot on the rear compartment Wall of the casing adapted to receive a slidably adjustable thumb handle having operative connection with the rod or plunger, and means associated with said handle forming a frictional contact between said rod or plunger and interior wall of the casing to re.-

tain the rod or plunger and its cooperating handle to any position. V a a 5. A mechanical pencil, comprising an approximately elliptical tubular casing having one of its narrow wall portions longitudinally channeled or grooved from end to end adapted to guide a lead feeding rod or plunger and marking leads, an approximatelyelliptical interior partition dividing the casinginto a rear compartment and a forward magazine for containing reserve marking leads, a crosswise notch at the elliptical periphery of said partition in register with said channel or groove admitting the rod or plunger in the magazine, a second longitudinal channel or groove on the second narrow wall portion of the casing extending from said partition along the rear compartment to the compartment end of the casing for additionally guiding the rod or-plunger along the rear compartment, a removable tip having an approximately ellipticaltubular portion mounted at the forward end of the magazine and having an approximately elliptical interior wall closing the second end of the magazine, a

cross-wise notch on the elliptical periphery of said interior wall, a lead receiving and interior of the casin forming frictional resistance with the longltudinal interior tubular wall portion of the casing causing the rod or plunger to retain its adjusted positions.

6. A mechanicalpencil, comprising an ap-' proximately elliptical tubular casing with both ends open and having its narrow longitudinal wall portions interiorly grooved for guiding a lead feeding plunger and marking leads, an interior partition dividing the'casing into a rear compartment and a forward magazine for containing reserve marking leads, a notch on said partition in register with one of the longitudinal grooves admitting the plunger" in 'theniagazin'e, aremovable tip on the forward end of the magazine having an approximately elliptical tubular portion adapted to receive the magazine end of the casing, a wall interiorly of the tip closing the second end of the magazine, resilient means provided on said magazine portion of the casing, the insertable portion of the tip having engageable, means cooperating with said resilient means removably locking the tip, said tip having a lead admitting and retaining tubing fastened from its interior wall in line with the interior longitudinal groove of the magazine projecting thru the forward end of the tip for receiving a marking lead fed from the magazine by said plunger, a longitudinalslot on the wider wall portion of the casing extending from its partition along the rear. compartment for receiving a slidably adjustable thumb handle with inwardly extending prongs, said plunger having a rearwardly extending fiat body portion forming edgewisely slidable bearing in the grooved wall portion at the rear compartment, an opening at the flat body portion of the plunger receiving the prong ends of said handle for being angularly bent oppositely of said opening so that the handle has a partial sliding vertical movement thru said longitudinal slot and opening of the plunger, a spring surrounding or involuting the prongs of the handle forming a frictionalresistance between the plunger and interior portion of the casing beneath along said longitudinal slot, said handle provided with means adapted to disengage said springfrom its frictional contact with the interiorportion of the casing, and a retaining cap fastened at the rear compartment end of the casing having a slot thru which the fiat body portion of the plunger projects when the plunger is retracted from said magazine for engaging a new lead.

7 A device of the class described, comprising an approximately elliptical tubular casing having one of its narrow longitudinal portions with an obliquely tapered'end forming an inclined tip with an outlet, and a longitudinal groove interiorly of the second narrow longitudinal portion of the casing in line and communicating with said outlet.

' 8. A device of the class described, comprising an approximately elliptical tubularcasing having one of its narrow longitudinal portions with an obliquely tapered end forming an inclined tip with an outlet for the passage of marking leads, a longitudinal groove formed interiorly of the second narrow tubular portion of the casing in line with said outlet guiding a push rod and a marking lead.

9. In a device of the class described, a push rod element having an elongated flat body portion provided with'engageable means cooperating with a push handle element, and

cutting means provided on said fiat body portion.

on the flat body portion, and a guiding shoulder on the flat body portion projecting outwardly from said engageable means.

12. In a mechanical pencil, a tip formed approximately elliptical in cross section with an obliquely tapered end portion, and a rectilinear portion with a longitudinal bore for receiving and retaining a marking lead.

13. In a mechanical pencil, a removable tip having an approximately elliptical tubular portion adapted to be mounted on a similarly shaped end portion of'a casing, a partition interiorly of the tip, a lead receiving and retaining tubing extending from a notch on said partition thru the forward end of the tip, and an inclined portion extending from the partition to the outlet of said tip.

14. Ina mechanical pencil, a reserve marking leads magazine composed of a tubular casing formed with a longitudinal interior shallow groove adapted to receive and guide w one of the leads, and means closing the ends of said magazine provided with an inlet and an outlet in register with said longitudinal shallow groove so that one by one the marking leads may be expelled therefrom.

15. In a mechanical pencil, an approximately elliptical tubular casing having its narrow wall portions longitudinally grooved adapted to guide a lead feeding plunger and marking leads, longitudinally slotted wider wall portion for receiving plunger actuating means, and means on one end of said casing fastening a retaining capwith an outlet opening r 16. In a mechanical pencil, an approximately elliptical tubular casing having its narrow interior wall portions longitudinally grooved adapted to guide a lead feeding secure a removable tubular tip having register openings engageable by said protuberances when the tip is mounted on said casing, and a pocket clip secured on the wider tubular portion of the casing oppositely to said longitudinal slot allowing the pencil to be fiatwisely suspended.

18. In a mechanical pencil, a removable tip formed approximately elliptical in cross-section with an obliquely tapered end portion, a rectilinear portion with a longitudinal interior bore for receiving and retainingamarking lead, and means comprising bores thru the elliptical wall of the untapered end portion of the tip adapted to be engaged by means comprising resilient protuberances contained by a casing on which the tip is removably mounted. a

19. In a device of the class described, a thumb handle element formed with a head, two prongs extending downwardly from said head adapted for being operatively connected to a push rod or plunger, and means comprising shoulders formed on the prongs in proximity of the head adapted to act upon a coil spring encircling said prongs between its shoulders and said rod or plunger.

20. In combination with a mechanical pencil having a tubular casing with leads guiding means. a longitudinally slotted portion, and a lead feeding plunger a thumb handle having a knurled or corrugated head shaped in conformity to the shape of said tubular casing, two prongs extending downward- 1y from said head slidably inserted in said longitudinal slot and operatively connected with said plunger, a coil spring surrounding said prongs between the plunger and 1nterlor portion of the casing beneath said longitudinal slot. and a friction washer inserted on said prongs above said spring increasing frictional resistance against shifting of the plunger in positions along the longitudinal slot of the casing.

JOSEPH M. ANGELETTI. 

